Re: Re: smartphone for ui dif
By: Nightfox to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Dec 11 2025 11:11:35

they'd bring us to a local Radio Shack and buy some kids' electronics kits they had (they were kits with a little board that had some little springs on them, along with some LEDs & other components, and they had instructions to wire them up to do something).

I had one of those back in the '70s. It was a RS 150-in-one Electronics Project Kit. I had a ball with that.

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they'd bring us to a local Radio Shack and buy some kids' electronics k they had (they were kits with a little board that had some little sprin them, along with some LEDs & other components, and they had instruction wire them up to do something).

I had one of those back in the '70s. It was a RS 150-in-one Electronics Project Kit. I had a ball with that.

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I had one of those when I was a kid. They were great kits and fun to play around with. I also uesed to love going through the Radio Shack Catalog and dream.

https://radioshackcatalogs.com/index.htm

Check out this site and I'm sure it will bring back some memories :)

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Mortar wrote to Nightfox <=-

I had one of those back in the '70s. It was a RS 150-in-one
Electronics Project Kit. I had a ball with that.

Making the burglar alarm with a light sensor and piezo buzzer, so your
older sister doesn't raid your candy stash -- priceless.



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Cozmo wrote to Mortar <=-

I had one of those when I was a kid. They were great kits and fun to
play around with. I also uesed to love going through the Radio Shack Catalog and dream.

https://radioshackcatalogs.com/index.htm

Check out this site and I'm sure it will bring back some memories :)

My grandmother was an apartment manager when I was growing up, and she'd usually send interesting things she found left in the apartments my way.

Once, she found an interesting Radio Shack component stereo system
(tuner and amplifier) with these tabletop speakers that looked like
something out of a 70s Sci-Fi movie.

https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/oldstereo.jpg

Combine with a pair of Koss "Can" headphones and a cheap turntable, and
that's how my love of music started.

A local rock FM station would play albums late at night, commercial free
and without breaks. Old Genesis, Pink Floyd and Rush, I remember
listening to fondly - lights out, headphones on.







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Re: Electronics Kits
By: Mortar to Nightfox on Sat Dec 13 2025 10:27 am

I had one of those back in the '70s. It was a RS 150-in-one Electronics Project Kit. I had a ball with that.

I actually have a couple big ones of these still, and possibly a smaller "AM radio kit" one somewhere, too.

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Re: Re: Electronics Kits
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Cozmo on Sun Dec 14 2025 10:29 am

Once, she found an interesting Radio Shack component stereo system
(tuner and amplifier) with these tabletop speakers that looked like something out of a 70s Sci-Fi movie.

https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/oldstereo.jpg

Tried the link, I got this error.

An error occurred during a connection to realitycheckbbs.org. SSL peer has no certificate for the requested DNS name.

Error code: SSL_ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT

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Hey Denn!

On Sun, Dec 14 2025 13:13:31 -0600, you wrote:

https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/oldstereo.jpg

Tried the link, I got this error.

An error occurred during a connection to realitycheckbbs.org. SSL
peer has no certificate for the requested DNS name.

Error code: SSL_ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT

I got the same error for https. http works, though, as long as your browser still allows it.

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Re: Electronics Kits
By: Denn to poindexter FORTRAN on Sun Dec 14 2025 12:13 pm

https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/oldstereo.jpg

Tried the link, I got this error.

An error occurred during a connection to realitycheckbbs.org. SSL peer has n certificate for the requested DNS name.

Proxy fun. I'm using NGINX Proxy manager, I think I need to have it manage the certs. The proxy has a cert now.

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Re: Re: Electronics Kits
By: Accession to Denn on Sun Dec 14 2025 02:30 pm

https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/oldstereo.jpg

Tried the link, I got this error.

An error occurred during a connection to realitycheckbbs.org. SSL
peer has no certificate for the requested DNS name.

Error code: SSL_ERROR_UNRECOGNIZED_NAME_ALERT

I got the same error for https. http works, though, as long as your browser still allows it.

Ok just tried it again and it worked.
Wish I still had my old stereo system.

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Re: Re: Electronics Kits
By: Cozmo to Mortar on Sun Dec 14 2025 09:27 am

I still have both of my Radio Shack kits. 150 in One and 200 in One. Used the heck out of both in the early 80s.


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they'd bring us to a local Radio Shack and buy some kids' electronic

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they had (they were kits with a little board that had some little sp

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them, along with some LEDs & other components, and they had instruct

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wire them up to do something).

I had one of those back in the '70s. It was a RS 150-in-one Electronic

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Project Kit. I had a ball with that.

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I had one of those when I was a kid. They were great kits and fun to play ar

ound with. I also uesed to love going th

https://radioshackcatalogs.com/index.htm

Check out this site and I'm sure it will bring back some memories :)

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Cozmo wrote to Mortar <=-

I had one of those when I was a kid. They were great kits and fun to play around with. I also uesed to love going through the Radio Shack Catalog and dream.

https://radioshackcatalogs.com/index.htm

Check out this site and I'm sure it will bring back some memories :)

My grandmother was an apartment manager when I was growing up, and she'd usually send interesting things she found left in the apartments my way.

Once, she found an interesting Radio Shack component stereo system
(tuner and amplifier) with these tabletop speakers that looked like something out of a 70s Sci-Fi movie.

https://realitycheckbbs.org/images/oldstereo.jpg
Combine with a pair of Koss "Can" headphones and a cheap turntable, and that's how my love of music started.
A local rock FM station would play albums late at night, commercial free and without breaks. Old Genesis, Pink Floyd and Rush, I remember
listening to fondly - lights out, headphones on.

Wow! That is a crazy looking speaker! Radio Shack has some cool stuff.

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Re: Re: Electronics Kits
By: Cozmo to Mortar on Sun Dec 14 2025 09:27:00

Check out this site and I'm sure it will bring back some memories :) https://radioshackcatalogs.com/index.htm

Been there several times. Never knew RS had been around for so long.

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Re: Re: Electronics Kits
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Cozmo on Sun Dec 14 2025 10:29:21

...tabletop speakers that looked like something out of a 70s Sci-Fi movie.

I remember those. One of my cousins' had a pair. Single, mid-range driver setup. Not much "umph", but good enough for bedroom speakers.

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Re: Electronics Kits
By: phigan to Mortar on Sun Dec 14 2025 11:41:21

I actually have a couple big ones...

Now your just bragging. >:)

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Re: Re: Electronics Kits
By: Mortar to Cozmo on Mon Dec 15 2025 02:23 pm

Check out this site and I'm sure it will bring back some memories :)
https://radioshackcatalogs.com/index.htm

I can't do it, I'd spend hours in there.
Radio shack was a hangout of mine :) still have my 400 channel Radio Shack scanner.

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I still have both of my Radio Shack kits. 150 in One and 200 in One.
Used the heck out of both in the early 80s.

Oh Wow! that's pretty cool that you still have them.

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I actually have a couple big ones...

Now your just bragging. >:)

Size does matter. <G>

Daryl

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